EPISODE · Aug 11, 2020 · 50 MIN
Interview with Aliyah Santos, a Mixed Race Domestic Adoptee
from Adoptee Thoughts · host Melissa Guida-Richards
On Episode 8 of the Adoptee Thoughts Podcast, Aliyah, and host, Melissa Guida-Richards discuss her experience growing up in a predominantly white community, racism, and her experience working in foster care after seeing the flaws in the system. Aliyah Santos is a TRA, writer, podcaster, and single mother of 4. After finally leaving the fog at the age of 30, Aliyah set out to heal the trauma of growing up adopted in an abusive home through world travel with her kids. Now she's made a temporary home for herself and her family in Morocco and podcasts about traveling and breaking cycles of trauma. Her podcast is 4 Kids & Me Overseas. Insta: broken2brave Facebook:broken2brave -------- To read more of the work by your host Melissa Guida-Richards, check out guida-richards.com, or the podcast's website adopteethoughts.com. My book is now available for preorder and in stores on October 5th! 📖What White Parents Should Know About Transracial Adoption: An Adoptee's Perspective on Its History, Nuances, and Practices Social: Twitter Instagram Facebook Mailing List: Subscribe Here
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On Episode 8 of the Adoptee Thoughts Podcast, Aliyah, and host, Melissa Guida-Richards discuss her experience growing up in a predominantly white community, racism, and her experience working in foster care after seeing the flaws in the system. Aliyah Santos is a TRA, writer, podcaster, and single mother of 4. After finally leaving the fog at the age of 30, Aliyah set out to heal the trauma of growing up adopted in an abusive home through world travel with her kids. Now she's made a temporary home for herself and her family in Morocco and podcasts about traveling and breaking cycles of trauma. Her podcast is 4 Kids & Me Overseas. Insta: broken2brave Facebook:broken2brave -------- To read more of the work by your host Melissa Guida-Richards, check out guida-richards.com, or the podcast's website adopteethoughts.com. My book is now available for preorder and in stores on October 5th! 📖What White Parents Should Know About Transracial Adoption: An Adoptee's Perspective on Its History, Nuances, and Practices Social: Twitter Instagram Facebook Mailing List: Subscribe Here
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